Taigan (safari park)

The Belogorsk Lion Safari-Park Taigan (Белогорський сафарі-парк львів «Тайган») is a safari park in the Belogorsk Raion of Crimea. It is the largest European breeding ground for lions and other large predator mammals. As of 2019 about 80 lions and 50 tigers roamed over the area of over 30 hectares (70 acres; 0.3 km2) of Crimean foothills by the Taigan Reservoir.[1]

Taigan
Белогорский сафари-парк львов «Тайган»
LocationBelogorsk Raion of Crimea
Coordinates45.054444°N 34.602222°E / 45.054444; 34.602222

History

In 2006, businessman Oleg Zubkov, already the owner of the Yalta Zoo "Fairy Tale", purchased real estate on the grounds of a former military institution (НИИ систем связи и управления центрального научно-производственного объединения «Каскад»). He initiated the process of acquiring the usage rights for the 35 hectares (90 acres; 0.4 km2) of land around the property, but it became mired in bureaucratic hurdles aggravated by corruption and politics. As a result of the conflict, in 2015 the park was closed for visitors, but it reopened in April 2016.[2][3][4] In 2019, the court banned the "Walk with the Lions" safari trail.[5]

References
  1. "About Taigan". park-taigan.ru. Belogorsk Lion Safari-Park Taigan.
  2. "Короля львов вытесняют из Крыма" [Lion King is Being Pushed out of Crimea]. ridus.ru (in Russian).
  3. "Закон — 'Тайган'. Почему закрывается один из лучших туристических объектов Крыма" [Law — "Taigan". Why is one of the best tourist sites in Crimea closed]. kommersant.ru (in Russian).
  4. "История возникновения и развития парка 'ТАЙГАН'" [The history of the emergence and development of the park 'TAIGAN']. park-taigan.ru (in Russian).
  5. "Cуд запретил «прогулку ко львам» в крымском парке «Тайган»" [Court has banned the "Walk to the Lions" in the Crimean Park 'Taigan']. news.allcrimea.net (in Russian).


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